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Among employed U.S. adults who are ages 25 to 64 and married, husbands spend about 28 hours per week on leisure. Wives spend about 26 hours on it.
About six-in-ten Americans (62%) say they follow professional or college sports not too or not at all closely.
61% of U.S. adults say having close friends is extremely or very important for people to live a fulfilling life.
16 states and the territory of American Samoa still observe the second Monday in October as an official public holiday exclusively called Columbus Day.
About half of upper-income workers (51%) say they take off less time than offered, compared with 45% of middle-income workers and 41% of lower-income workers.
True crime stands out as the most common topic of top-ranked podcasts in the United States.
This year, at least 28 states and the District of Columbia will legally recognize Juneteenth as a public holiday.
In the U.S., 12% of all restaurants serve Asian food; that share is slightly higher than the 7% of the U.S. population that is Asian American.
With more states authorizing the use of marijuana, the public continues to favor legalizing it for medical and recreational purposes.
Despite the growth of commercial sports betting, the most common way that Americans bet on sports is with friends or family.
